Thank you! That's the one that I bought. I haven't used it yet. My girls aren't laying but hopefully in a couple of months I can use it. I'll use that humidity formula and see how it goes.
I have Olandsk Dwarves. A Swedish breed. But like @SweetieChicken234 said, the humidity is disgusting here. When I've let my broody hens hatch, the humidity can easily be 80-90% every day. I have to keep fans on them. And my last broody is still weak from sitting. Not sure if she had a heat...
Well yes, I agree. I was just using the terminology that is standard and everyone would understand. Where I live it would be impossible to get it dry, even indoors. I just want humidity lower than standard here to see if that is the factor that has been causing low hatch rates.
I'm finding that I have to deep dive into reviews to see people's experiences with dry hatching with an incubator or whether it has an alarm or not. So many descriptions are so basic.
I have a breed that hatches best with low humidity. What are some good incubators under $150 that allow for optimal humidity control? I've done a lot of research but it's so overwhelming and confusing trying to find a good one.
LOL, I think the breed are just early starters. Didn't know Australorps did, too. I learned something new though. One of the "pullets" who got mounted turned out to be another cockerel. That one was a late-blooming breed. I thought they could tell the sexes apart even at a young age. But...
Baldr is a 17-week-old purebred Olandsk Dwarf from Greenfire Farms. He's had his Marek's Disease vaccination. He is such a good boy. I hand-raise all my chicks so that they are friendly. He is docile and has never shown human aggression. Unfortunately, I have other roos and he's trying to fight...
Thank you. Oh, yes they were turned out with the grown hens early on. Maybe that is why all 3 boys are so well behaved. It will just take longer to decide, since I have no obvious problem cockerels, yet.
Oh, yes, any bullies have to go. That's a good way to decide, too. Glad Big Red is a good boy.
So far my 2 bantam boys are crowing and trying to mate. They get along with each other and the older ladies and a few of the pullets keep them in line. My full-sized cockerel hasn't hit puberty yet...